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dana bash breaks it down starting in october of 1972. >> reporter: election year 1972. the raging unpopular war in vietnam consumed the bitter campaign battle between president nixon and george mcgovern. suddenly on october 26th, 12 days before the election, vietnam negotiator henry kissinger made a surprise declaration, believed to cement president nixon's front-runner status. >> we believe that peace is at hand. >> reporter: it was the first so-called october surprise, a late in the game campaign event with a significant impact on the election. >> in order to win re-election for nixon in 1972, they needed to end the vietnam war, and this was sort of the definitive statement. >> reporter: the most famous october surprise was in 1980, and the surprise was what did not happen. 52 u.s. hostages held in iran were not released before the election, despite president carter's efforts. instead, they were freed as soon as ronald reagan was inaugurated, setting off democratic suspicion never proven that reagan emissaries back channeled with iran to delay freeing the hostages and
dana bash breaks it down starting in october of 1972. >> reporter: election year 1972. the raging unpopular war in vietnam consumed the bitter campaign battle between president nixon and george mcgovern. suddenly on october 26th, 12 days before the election, vietnam negotiator henry kissinger made a surprise declaration, believed to cement president nixon's front-runner status. >> we believe that peace is at hand. >> reporter: it was the first so-called october surprise, a...
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. >> dana: later you can take them around in the little jeep. >> greg: my big wheel. >> bob: exactly. >> greg: we are out of time. that's it for "the five." >> dana: say bye. >> bret: the center of the political universe, ohio, the president targets college students and the challenger targets the president. 4 41 days to go. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. we are now inside six weeks before america picks its next president. in the time days there will be a well-worn path in and through what could be the most crucial state on the electoral map. ohio. we have fox team coverage. ed henry is in kent where the president courted university students today, but we begin with carl cameron in toledo tonight with the romney campaign. good evening, carl. >> reporter: hi, bret. mitt romney's campaign says he has been outspent and out advertised by the obama campaign. now the president inching ahead in the lead, well, challenger now playing catch-up. >> talk is cheap. you can be extraordinarily eloquent and describe all the wonderful things you can do. if you
. >> dana: later you can take them around in the little jeep. >> greg: my big wheel. >> bob: exactly. >> greg: we are out of time. that's it for "the five." >> dana: say bye. >> bret: the center of the political universe, ohio, the president targets college students and the challenger targets the president. 4 41 days to go. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. we are now inside six weeks before...
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it wouldn't be an october surprise if we knew. >>> dana bash. >>> this is a live picture from the debate location in denver. you can see the podiums are set up on the stage. the seats ready to be filled. once again, the first presidential debate is this wednesday night. tomorrow. live coverage begins live at 7:00 eastern on cnn and cnn.com. >>> a country music star is saying sorry for getting a little too friendly with a former "american idol" star. we'll have the apology next. >>> if you're leaving the house right now, you can watch u on your desktop or mobile phone. go to cnn.com/tv. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble u
it wouldn't be an october surprise if we knew. >>> dana bash. >>> this is a live picture from the debate location in denver. you can see the podiums are set up on the stage. the seats ready to be filled. once again, the first presidential debate is this wednesday night. tomorrow. live coverage begins live at 7:00 eastern on cnn and cnn.com. >>> a country music star is saying sorry for getting a little too friendly with a former "american idol" star. we'll...
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dana, if i might start with you. an insightful political observer such as yourself has seen these two gentlemen in many a debate. but if your path to success relies on mitt romney's comic timing, isn't the zinger likely to become something of a boomerang and hit mr. romney instead of his opponent? >> you know, everybody always remembers the great zingers. you know, usually something from ronald reagan, but here we go again expecting that people are going to try a little bit too hard. there's a real danger when you've been supplied with premixed, ready-made zingers to insert into the debate that mitt romney will insert them at the wrong time or say them not quite right. the only thing worse than having no zinger is having a zinger that comes off badly and comes back to bite you. so i think that's a perilous way to go, but i'll be there in denver, and i look forward to the attempts because it will make it far more interesting. >> indeed. we're delighted, ron, that you're here. you have devealed to us for the first time
dana, if i might start with you. an insightful political observer such as yourself has seen these two gentlemen in many a debate. but if your path to success relies on mitt romney's comic timing, isn't the zinger likely to become something of a boomerang and hit mr. romney instead of his opponent? >> you know, everybody always remembers the great zingers. you know, usually something from ronald reagan, but here we go again expecting that people are going to try a little bit too hard....
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i don't need -- >> i can't believe she said you were old. >> dana loesch? >> stephanie: b-yoch. t-bone sent her a nice happy birthday tweet. i'm 1,000 years younger than her. >> oh, my god! >> but you have a -- >> stephanie: i have a what? >> on guard bitch! >> you have a much more spectacular ass than dana loesch can ever hope to have. >> why are conservatives so ill-tempered? is it because they know they're going to lose? >> stephanie: probably. they're getting a little screechy. that orange is still good. okay. speaking of my favorite things, it is monday and yeah, it is time for our buddy our pal eric boehlert from media matters for america doing the lord's work as usual. ♪ hurts so good ♪ >> come on baby -- >> eric boehlert. >> stephanie: let's dive into the right-wing world. eric boehlert from media matters. ♪ hurts so good ♪ >> stephanie: good morning eric boehlert. >> good morning. >> stephanie: i loved your tweets why isn't fox news covering voter fraud story? hint, it involves the g.o.p. it has been disappeared into the fox cornfield. >> this is amazing. this i
i don't need -- >> i can't believe she said you were old. >> dana loesch? >> stephanie: b-yoch. t-bone sent her a nice happy birthday tweet. i'm 1,000 years younger than her. >> oh, my god! >> but you have a -- >> stephanie: i have a what? >> on guard bitch! >> you have a much more spectacular ass than dana loesch can ever hope to have. >> why are conservatives so ill-tempered? is it because they know they're going to lose? >>...
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so senior congressional correspondent dana bash, she's joining me now and, dana, let's talk missouri here. because what we have told the todd akin, claire mccaskill story in the past, but given what he said, not necessarily an easy win for republicans now. >> that's right. it has been such a roller coaster for republicans, brooke. they went into this race months ago thinking that democrat claire mccaskill was so vulnerable that they were sure to win this seat. it was complicated by todd akin as you said, we talked about it a lot in this program. but the gist of what he said, which was so controversial, a woman's body has the ability to shut down pregnancy from rape. it can refuse to step aside, of course, and republicans who hammered him, begged him to get out of the race, are now in an uncomfortable position of having to eat crow. saying, well, he's better than the democrat. roy blunt, the current sitting senator from missouri. >> i think that anybody else would have been a candidate that clearly would have won and todd very well may win. he's on a ticket, at a time when people are
so senior congressional correspondent dana bash, she's joining me now and, dana, let's talk missouri here. because what we have told the todd akin, claire mccaskill story in the past, but given what he said, not necessarily an easy win for republicans now. >> that's right. it has been such a roller coaster for republicans, brooke. they went into this race months ago thinking that democrat claire mccaskill was so vulnerable that they were sure to win this seat. it was complicated by todd...
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now dana and troy can say good- bye to the cramped quarters. dana gave me a message for anyone who thinks such a nightmare can't happen to them. >> it can happen. >>> deborah: in fact, since the housing crisis began, there are a rash of cases of squatting which do take a long time to resolve because of the sometimes murky ownership issues. >>> the new season of "dancing with the stars" has begun and bristol palin is competing for the disco ball and mother sarah was in the front row center to cheer her own. >> bristol palin turns on the sexy in front of mama grizzly. on the debut of the all star version of dancing with the stars, bristol showed off her slimmed down bod and shape apply legs with sarah palin sitting in the front row. >> bristol is it really you? refreshed, revived, refurbished. >> sarah was there with husband todd and bristol's son tripp who didn't like the loud applause. she is up against pam anderson who did not one but two splits showing she still has it in a fringe mini. it's hard to believe pam is 45 years old. >> pamela? you
now dana and troy can say good- bye to the cramped quarters. dana gave me a message for anyone who thinks such a nightmare can't happen to them. >> it can happen. >>> deborah: in fact, since the housing crisis began, there are a rash of cases of squatting which do take a long time to resolve because of the sometimes murky ownership issues. >>> the new season of "dancing with the stars" has begun and bristol palin is competing for the disco ball and mother sarah...
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dana, are zingers the answer for mitt romney? >> well, he has to beware the very perilous boomerang zinger. delivering in sort of the wrong way, then it looks canned, it looks contrived and that you're trying too hard. if he comes out and says, there you go again, you're going to hear a thumping sound and that's going to be me and everybody else pounding our heads on the table in the next room in the debate. he's wooden and stiff as it is. if he's seen as throwing down a line, that's much worse than skipping the zingers at all. i would just try to have an actual debate. >> michelle, it's pretty bad when you use a zinger and it doesn't even work but, to be honest, mitt romney's been talking and dealing with zingers for a long time. let me show you something about mitt romney and zingers going back a little bit. >> coming up with the best answers for the best zingers. and number two is being able to communicate to the people of america that you're a leader. i think i have the best ideas for our nation. i think i have some pretty go
dana, are zingers the answer for mitt romney? >> well, he has to beware the very perilous boomerang zinger. delivering in sort of the wrong way, then it looks canned, it looks contrived and that you're trying too hard. if he comes out and says, there you go again, you're going to hear a thumping sound and that's going to be me and everybody else pounding our heads on the table in the next room in the debate. he's wooden and stiff as it is. if he's seen as throwing down a line, that's much...
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dana, thank you so much. here's what we're working on for this hour. >> imagine being on a plane and your seat comes loose during the flight. >> proceed. the seat is loose. we don't want it flying around. >> it's happened twice on american airlines flights. >>> plus if congress doesn't act soon your taxes could go up more than $3,000. >>> and crime is up in new york. and would you believe it's because of apple products. yep. your iphone is causing a spike in theft. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain rel
dana, thank you so much. here's what we're working on for this hour. >> imagine being on a plane and your seat comes loose during the flight. >> proceed. the seat is loose. we don't want it flying around. >> it's happened twice on american airlines flights. >>> plus if congress doesn't act soon your taxes could go up more than $3,000. >>> and crime is up in new york. and would you believe it's because of apple products. yep. your iphone is causing a spike in...
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and dana says, nice try republicans, but we gotcha. nice one, dana. we've got the full report on that fraud, by the way, coming up next. >>> but, first, we want to hear what you think. head over to facebook and search "politicsnation" and "like" us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. >>> tonight i'd like to introduce you to the hms romney. that's right, the hms romney was actually a real ship. sent to the british harbor in 1768 to make sure the colonists sent enough in taxes. sure to make sure that people paid enough in taxes. ironic, isn't it? almost 250 years later there's a new romney on the high satiseas. this one, is of course, taking on water and they are not quite sure what the captain is up to or even why he's the captain. here's what ultra rich republican bill marriott of the marriott hotel chain said last ni
and dana says, nice try republicans, but we gotcha. nice one, dana. we've got the full report on that fraud, by the way, coming up next. >>> but, first, we want to hear what you think. head over to facebook and search "politicsnation" and "like" us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient...
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dana bash reporting live for us this morning. dan lothian is in denver, following the obama campaign. what has the president done for final preparations? >> well, he will be, this morning, going through the briefing books again, doing some final preparations and as you heard earlier, doing a walk-through later this afternoon of the venue. but the bulk of the work has happened over the last couple of days as a president was in nevada, which is, of course, a key battleground state, going through the debate camp. senator john kerry playing the role of governor romney. that's good for two reasons at least for the obama campaign because he knows mitt romney very well, coming from the state of massachusetts, but also is veteran debater himself. he's been helping the president out. now, the thing that we'll be watching for is what the real push will be from the obama campaign. and the romney campaign tonight in terms of their overall theme. as you know, it is all about domestic policies, so they're talking about the economy, about healt
dana bash reporting live for us this morning. dan lothian is in denver, following the obama campaign. what has the president done for final preparations? >> well, he will be, this morning, going through the briefing books again, doing some final preparations and as you heard earlier, doing a walk-through later this afternoon of the venue. but the bulk of the work has happened over the last couple of days as a president was in nevada, which is, of course, a key battleground state, going...
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dana, that was really fascinating. interesting that you spoke to the republican strategist brad o'donnell, one of romney's primary debate here. he spent a lot of time with him during the primaries. how much does the romney think that those 20 or so debates in the primaries is going to help him win tonight? >> well, of course, any debate that any candidate has they think will help, but, you know, this is a very, very different ballgame. first of all, mitt romney was standing next to about half a dozen people at any given moment. this is mano-y-mano with the president of the united states. also, the tens of millions of viewers will be watching. it is a very different dynamic. that's why, interestingly, suzanne, this is the first time during this debate prep process which mitt romney started about a month ago during the democratic convention, the first time he has done these mock debates through all of those primaries. he never did a formal mac debate with what he called game day conditions. >> wow. that's really interest
dana, that was really fascinating. interesting that you spoke to the republican strategist brad o'donnell, one of romney's primary debate here. he spent a lot of time with him during the primaries. how much does the romney think that those 20 or so debates in the primaries is going to help him win tonight? >> well, of course, any debate that any candidate has they think will help, but, you know, this is a very, very different ballgame. first of all, mitt romney was standing next to about...
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dana, i know you were at mr. romney's event at the american legion today because you tweeted a brilliant picture of a rolls-royce outside with a romney bumper sticker. we know -- there's the picture. we know wounded veterans and combat troops are part of the free loading 47%. so why is romney even worrying about them? that's not his job, is it? >> in fairness it wasn't just the one rolls that said my rolls on the virginia license plates. there were several bmws, mercedes, volvo. i noticed the odd cadillac and a jaguar as well. you know what's going on here is romney is sort of in permanent reaction mode. he was put on the defensive over the 47% remark, so he's got to go out and illustrate all these new examples of empathy and compassion, even if that contradicts what he said last week. he's gotten in trouble because he didn't mention veterans during his acceptance speech at the convention. okay. well, now they're going to throw on a veterans event and give a speech to the veterans about, you know, isn't it terrib
dana, i know you were at mr. romney's event at the american legion today because you tweeted a brilliant picture of a rolls-royce outside with a romney bumper sticker. we know -- there's the picture. we know wounded veterans and combat troops are part of the free loading 47%. so why is romney even worrying about them? that's not his job, is it? >> in fairness it wasn't just the one rolls that said my rolls on the virginia license plates. there were several bmws, mercedes, volvo. i noticed...
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dana, i have to start with you. in your column today you write that his attacks on the president were respectful but defendant deft, referring to mr. romney. he joined obama deep in the weeds of policy and demonstrated a command of substance. now, dana, you know that i have nothing but a high regard for you, but how much of a command of substance is it for a man to disavow his own policies and not even know that there are 12 million unemployed in this nation and not 23 million? >> well, martin, it takes a real command of policy to be able to -- >> to lie? >> to manipulate it to your advantage. >> you're saying that his command of policies, just so i understand it, dana, because your columns are important, his command of policy allowed him to tell an absolute litany of lies last night? >> you know what? you know what allowed him to tell an absolute litany of lies? that was president obama. of course he said a lot of outrageous and untrue things. in the second paragraph of my column i said this line where he went afte
dana, i have to start with you. in your column today you write that his attacks on the president were respectful but defendant deft, referring to mr. romney. he joined obama deep in the weeds of policy and demonstrated a command of substance. now, dana, you know that i have nothing but a high regard for you, but how much of a command of substance is it for a man to disavow his own policies and not even know that there are 12 million unemployed in this nation and not 23 million? >> well,...
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with republican strategist alex castellanos, and cinderella and congressional correspondent dana bash. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." >>> it would not be debate season if the political world and the campaigns didn't play the expectations game. >> the president is obviously a very eloquent, gifted speaker. he will do just fine. >> the president's campaign manager jim mecina called romney a very skilled debater and in an open memo to interested parties, senior advisor david axelroad just as he was in the primaries, we expect mitt romney to be a prepared, disciplined, and aggressive debater. joining me now is someone who knows a thing or two about expectations and debates, republican senator john mccain. a little trip down memory lane there. >> i think both candidates are well prepared, and understandably, you'll see their sur gats lowering expectations. i don't know how our guy will compete, and that's part of the whole routine. >> who is the tougher debater? >> i think both are excellent in their own way. i think you could argue that mitt has had a lot more recent exp
with republican strategist alex castellanos, and cinderella and congressional correspondent dana bash. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." >>> it would not be debate season if the political world and the campaigns didn't play the expectations game. >> the president is obviously a very eloquent, gifted speaker. he will do just fine. >> the president's campaign manager jim mecina called romney a very skilled debater and in an open memo to interested...
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i want be to start with dana. i love your attitude. any way, what's your first way of looking at this? how do you know who is winning? >> well, i'm watching it in the filing center. i'm going to do a grown and laugh index. if you're growning when the guy is talking, he's losing. if you're laughing, that's better. you can do that for yourself at home. if you're cringing, the guy is not winning. romney has set this up in terms of zingers. >> why does it get out that he couldn't sleep last night? everything seems to leak out of this campaign. is he landing the zingers or do they boomerang next to him? ultimately, is he able to land a serious blow. if we're debating this on points, if it's about the spin, romney lost. he needs to open this -- >> if you're jim lehrer, do you have the right or protocol to say to a guy who has delivered an manicured polished up thing you've been working on for three weeks to say, can we limit ourselves to a spontaneous conversation here? can you actually say that? or will the audience spot it and say, that's
i want be to start with dana. i love your attitude. any way, what's your first way of looking at this? how do you know who is winning? >> well, i'm watching it in the filing center. i'm going to do a grown and laugh index. if you're growning when the guy is talking, he's losing. if you're laughing, that's better. you can do that for yourself at home. if you're cringing, the guy is not winning. romney has set this up in terms of zingers. >> why does it get out that he couldn't sleep...
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[squealing] >> that's dana loesch. >> doing what? >> she was making -- she was doing an impression of democrats finding out bad news. and i just -- i isolated it. >> stephanie: even ann romney said -- >> ann: stop it. >> that's why i didn't recognize it. we haven't been getting that lately. what was her impersonation of republicans getting bad news? her whole show this week. >> stephanie: jacki schechner does a feature called you're not helping. i may have to send this along to her. madonna strips for obama. offers profanity-laced endorsement. >> yeah, i don't see that as a problem. >> stephanie: she stripped down to her underwear to reveal the president's name written on her body. she said you all better vote for obama, okay? >> you're not helping. >> stephanie: you're not helping. >> have you seen sara silverman's video? >> stephanie: i have not. >> it is genius. everybody should watch it. >> it is up on the facebook page. >> it is fw. it is not safe for work but it is terrific. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> stephanie: look a
[squealing] >> that's dana loesch. >> doing what? >> she was making -- she was doing an impression of democrats finding out bad news. and i just -- i isolated it. >> stephanie: even ann romney said -- >> ann: stop it. >> that's why i didn't recognize it. we haven't been getting that lately. what was her impersonation of republicans getting bad news? her whole show this week. >> stephanie: jacki schechner does a feature called you're not helping. i may...
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dana's here in "the situation room." so what is this former governor's aide telling you that mitt romney needs to do tomorrow night? >> first of all, his name is brett mcdonald. he not only helped mitt romney really come back with his debate performances during the republican primaries but historically helped john mccain, george w. bush and others. what he says he thinks romney should do is be "respectfully aggressive with the president" which is a tight rope. but also underscored how important it is for mitt romney to give all dimensions -- for his aides to give him all dimensions of prep in these mock debates because it is important to focus on policy and the psychological. >> it's very important. there's three things you have to do to prepare a candidate. they have to know the policy material. they have to know the answers to the questions. the second thing is they have to know the strategy in how to execute it. but the third thing and probably the most important is they have to be mentally prepared. it's just like pr
dana's here in "the situation room." so what is this former governor's aide telling you that mitt romney needs to do tomorrow night? >> first of all, his name is brett mcdonald. he not only helped mitt romney really come back with his debate performances during the republican primaries but historically helped john mccain, george w. bush and others. what he says he thinks romney should do is be "respectfully aggressive with the president" which is a tight rope. but also...
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want to show you dana bash's piece. take a look. >> cnn has learned that mitt romney's mock debate sessions are two and a half hours long. and hour more than the actual debate will last. the reason, romney sources say debate prep is so intense, his aides carve out breaks for him to decompress with his family. inside his boot camp, moderator jim lehrer is played by peter flaherty. at the opposing podium, president obama is played by gop senator, rob portman, who spoke exclusively to cnn. >> you have to be a little mean sometimes and try to get under their skin. >> portman is the republican's go to guy. in 2000, he played al gore and joe lieberman. in 2004, john edwards. and in 2008, he was so in character as barack obama he really upset john mccain's wife. you have to tell me the story about cindy mccain running out of the room crying. >> she was very good about attending preps and being with john. at one point, literally walked out. i mean, we knew she was walking out on purpose because i was going after her husband. >>
want to show you dana bash's piece. take a look. >> cnn has learned that mitt romney's mock debate sessions are two and a half hours long. and hour more than the actual debate will last. the reason, romney sources say debate prep is so intense, his aides carve out breaks for him to decompress with his family. inside his boot camp, moderator jim lehrer is played by peter flaherty. at the opposing podium, president obama is played by gop senator, rob portman, who spoke exclusively to cnn....
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let's bring in our senior congressional correspondent dana bash. you've spent time with rob portman who's been playing president obama for mitt romney in the practice debate sessions. portman takes the job very seriously, doesn't he? >> he takes it very seriously. and by all accounts he's really good at it. that's why republican candidates for the past decade plus have been asking him to play the role of the democratic candidate in these mock debates. and, you know, he does -- what he does to prepare he told me isn't just read the books and read the policy papers and watch the video of the democratic candidate so he can embody them and understand their policy prescriptions, he also looks at what their body language is like. because a big part of what these mock debates are all about is not only preparing in this case mitt romney to make sure he has his lines right, but also to make sure that he knows what's coming at him from in this case president obama. so when it comes to what mitt romney says but also what he does and how he acts and reacts. an
let's bring in our senior congressional correspondent dana bash. you've spent time with rob portman who's been playing president obama for mitt romney in the practice debate sessions. portman takes the job very seriously, doesn't he? >> he takes it very seriously. and by all accounts he's really good at it. that's why republican candidates for the past decade plus have been asking him to play the role of the democratic candidate in these mock debates. and, you know, he does -- what he...
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that's next with alex castellano, dana bash, and celinda lake. a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions... because the results... are you having fun doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] well, you can't beat them. [ giggles ] ohh! you got something huh? whoa... [ male announcer ] humana understands the value of spending time together that's a lot of work getting that one in!...
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dana bash is back us with. and anna navarro, a republican strategist that worked with john mccain and now a cnn contributor. we're glad you're all with us this morning. richard, you know, we have you here this morning on a day -- >> so good to be here this morning. >> a challenging day for the democrats. you saw the debate. you saw what our polls are saying this morning. >> there was a debate last night? >> yeah. >> did the president lose this? >> you know, i think luckily for me this morning history tells us that we don't know really who won or lost in terms of where it moved -- if it moved any votes until many days later. these things have to set in. but clearly, as you have been reporting already this morning and as the pundits were saying last night, i think that romney had from a theatrical perspective a great night. >> we have to wait to see what history says about who won or lost. the polls are crystal clear. 60% think romney won. on the issues, romney way ahd of the president also. who would better hand
dana bash is back us with. and anna navarro, a republican strategist that worked with john mccain and now a cnn contributor. we're glad you're all with us this morning. richard, you know, we have you here this morning on a day -- >> so good to be here this morning. >> a challenging day for the democrats. you saw the debate. you saw what our polls are saying this morning. >> there was a debate last night? >> yeah. >> did the president lose this? >> you know, i...
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matt welch, dana milbank. thanks to all of you. >>> unfortunately there has been another suicide attack. it hit u.s. forces in afghanistan this morning. killing at least 14 people including three u.s. soldiers. military officials say four afghan police officers were also killed. i'll be talking to nbc's richard engel live in afghanistan. that's ahead. [ male announcer ] your mouth is cleanest after a dentist visit. ♪ but between check-ups, it goes through a lot. ♪ tartar builds and that feeling fades. with new listerine® ultraclean™, you can keep it dentist clean. it's the only mouthwash with proven tartar control and new everfresh™ technology for a powerful dentist clean feeling up to 3x longer. ahhhhhhhh. [ male announcer ] keep your mouth dentist clean with new listerine® ultraclean™. power to your mouth™. with new listerine® ultraclean™. extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the soccer team. getting help with math. going to prom. i want
matt welch, dana milbank. thanks to all of you. >>> unfortunately there has been another suicide attack. it hit u.s. forces in afghanistan this morning. killing at least 14 people including three u.s. soldiers. military officials say four afghan police officers were also killed. i'll be talking to nbc's richard engel live in afghanistan. that's ahead. [ male announcer ] your mouth is cleanest after a dentist visit. ♪ but between check-ups, it goes through a lot. ♪ tartar builds and...
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dana, some highlights and low lights for us? >> i want to play a couple of sound bite that is really encapsulate what both men actually did right last night. first of all, on mitt romney, he really was aggressive but went after president obama on the whole idea of doing health care instead of jobs. also trying to move his way back to the middle after being so far to the right during the primaries. take a listen. >> i just don't know how the president could have come into office, facing 23 million people out of work, rising unemployment, an economic crisis at the kitchen table and spent his energy and passion for two years for fighting for obama care instead of fighting for jobs for the american people. it has killed jobs. the best course for health care is to do what we did in my state, craft a plan at the state level that fits the needs of the state and then let's focus on getting the costs down for people. >> mitt romney talking, once again, about his health care plan in massachusetts, which he shied away from big time for mon
dana, some highlights and low lights for us? >> i want to play a couple of sound bite that is really encapsulate what both men actually did right last night. first of all, on mitt romney, he really was aggressive but went after president obama on the whole idea of doing health care instead of jobs. also trying to move his way back to the middle after being so far to the right during the primaries. take a listen. >> i just don't know how the president could have come into office,...